diff --git a/lib/http_response.c b/lib/http_response.c
index 2a18a77..50f1d89 100644
--- a/lib/http_response.c
+++ b/lib/http_response.c
@@ -51,10 +51,29 @@ http_response_add_data(http_response_t *response, const char *data, int datalen)
     response->data_length += datalen;
 }
 
+
 http_response_t *
-http_response_init(const char *protocol, int code, const char *message)
+http_response_create()
 {
-    http_response_t *response;
+    http_response_t *response =  (http_response_t *) calloc(1, sizeof(http_response_t));
+    if (!response) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    /* Allocate response data */
+    response->data_size = 1024;
+    response->data = (char *) malloc(response->data_size);
+    if (!response->data) {
+        free(response);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return response;
+}
+
+void
+http_response_init(http_response_t *response, const char *protocol, int code, const char *message)
+{
+    assert(response);
+    response->data_length = 0;    /* can be used to reinitialize a previously-initialized response */
     char codestr[4];
 
     assert(code >= 100 && code < 1000);
@@ -63,19 +82,6 @@ http_response_init(const char *protocol, int code, const char *message)
     memset(codestr, 0, sizeof(codestr));
     snprintf(codestr, sizeof(codestr), "%u", code);
 
-    response = calloc(1, sizeof(http_response_t));
-    if (!response) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* Allocate response data */
-    response->data_size = 1024;
-    response->data = malloc(response->data_size);
-    if (!response->data) {
-        free(response);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     /* Add first line of response to the data array */
     http_response_add_data(response, protocol, strlen(protocol));
     http_response_add_data(response, " ", 1);
@@ -83,8 +89,6 @@ http_response_init(const char *protocol, int code, const char *message)
     http_response_add_data(response, " ", 1);
     http_response_add_data(response, message, strlen(message));
     http_response_add_data(response, "\r\n", 2);
-
-    return response;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/lib/http_response.h b/lib/http_response.h
index 43e1128..fcc7899 100644
--- a/lib/http_response.h
+++ b/lib/http_response.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *==============================================================
+ *  modified fduncanh 2024
  */
 
 #ifndef HTTP_RESPONSE_H
@@ -17,7 +20,8 @@
 
 typedef struct http_response_s http_response_t;
 
-http_response_t *http_response_init(const char *protocol, int code, const char *message);
+http_response_t *http_response_create();
+void http_response_init(http_response_t *response, const char *protocol, int code, const char *message);
 
 void http_response_add_header(http_response_t *response, const char *name, const char *value);
 void http_response_finish(http_response_t *response, const char *data, int datalen);
diff --git a/lib/raop.c b/lib/raop.c
index b388be8..b3c7921 100644
--- a/lib/raop.c
+++ b/lib/raop.c
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
         if (httpd_count_connection_type(conn->raop->httpd, CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP)) {
             char ipaddr[40];
             utils_ipaddress_to_string(conn->remotelen, conn->remote, conn->zone_id, ipaddr, (int) (sizeof(ipaddr)));
-            logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_WARNING, "rejecting new connection request from %s", ipaddr);	  
-            *response = http_response_init(protocol, 409, "Conflict: Server is connected to another client");
+            logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_WARNING, "rejecting new connection request from %s", ipaddr);
+	    *response = http_response_create();
+            http_response_init(*response, protocol, 409, "Conflict: Server is connected to another client");
             goto finish;
         }      
         httpd_set_connection_type(conn->raop->httpd, ptr, CONNECTION_TYPE_RAOP);
@@ -236,8 +237,8 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
         }
     }
 
-    *response = http_response_init(protocol, 200, "OK");
-
+    *response = http_response_create();
+    http_response_init(*response, protocol, 200, "OK");
 
     //http_response_add_header(*response, "Apple-Jack-Status", "connected; type=analog");
 
diff --git a/lib/raop_handlers.h b/lib/raop_handlers.h
index 9942970..6493c33 100644
--- a/lib/raop_handlers.h
+++ b/lib/raop_handlers.h
@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@ raop_handler_pairsetup_pin(raop_conn_t *conn,
 	return;
     }
  authentication_failed:;
-    http_response_destroy(response);
-    response = http_response_init("RTSP/1.0", 470, "Client Authentication Failure");
+    http_response_init(response, "RTSP/1.0", 470, "Client Authentication Failure");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -748,12 +747,13 @@ raop_handler_setup(raop_conn_t *conn,
         conn->raop_rtp_mirror = raop_rtp_mirror_init(conn->raop->logger, &conn->raop->callbacks,
                                                      conn->raop_ntp, remote, conn->remotelen, aeskey);
 
-        plist_t res_event_port_node = plist_new_uint(conn->raop->port);
+	// plist_t res_event_port_node = plist_new_uint(conn->raop->port);
+	plist_t res_event_port_node = plist_new_uint(0);
         plist_t res_timing_port_node = plist_new_uint(timing_lport);
         plist_dict_set_item(res_root_node, "timingPort", res_timing_port_node);
         plist_dict_set_item(res_root_node, "eventPort", res_event_port_node);
 
-        logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "eport = %d, tport = %d", conn->raop->port, timing_lport);
+        logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "eport = %d, tport = %d", 0, timing_lport);
     }
 
     // Process stream setup requests